The city of Edmonton evidently thinks Albertans are so enamoured of tax increases now that the NDP is in charge that it has proposed increasing property taxes 4.9% a year for each of the next three years. . J n9 ^$ `. f% C3 C9 E% K2 k0 E+ e0 q) U0 R
Mayor Don Iveson insists he runs a lean operation, but the Canadian Federation of Independent Business says spending has increased 74% in the past decade. ; v* {. x; m! O) R& y ! @6 }8 X7 @/ b+ I5 bYeah so? You saying that’s not lean?